Henry George School of Social Science Calendar

Public infrastructure has long played an instrumental role in the growth of our cities and largely accounts for the observed increase in land values. And yet, our funding mechanisms have failed to tap into this vast source of publicly created wealth, allowing it to be pocketed by private landlords. In this 5-session course, Dr. Marty Rowland traces the theory of Land Value Capture back to the work of Henry George and discusses its potential for driving the rebirth of our cities.

Instructor: Dr. Marty Rowland
Location: 149 East 38^th Street, New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dates: Mondays: 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23
Main Texts:
H. George, Social Problems
L.C. Walters, Land Value Capture in Policy and Practice

This course investigates the field of political economy with an eye to establishing the subject on a scientific foundation as expounded by Henry George’s in his last book, The Science of Political Economy. Among the topics to be covered are natural laws, the theory of value and money. Contributions of various schools of thought to the science will also be studied.

Instructor: Steven Sklar
Location: 149 East 38^th Street, New York, NY 10016
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Dates: Thursdays: 10/12, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9
Main text: H. George, The Science of Political Economy